Don't You HATE When This Happens After You've Painted Your Toenails?

I know I can't be the only one who's done this. You paint your toenails, wait a long time, figure Oh, they must be dry. But oh, no—they're not. And then you end up with a very specific imprint in the polish...

I know I can't be the only one who's done this. You paint your toenails, wait a long time, figure Oh, they must be dry. But oh, no—they're not. And then you end up with a very specific imprint in the polish...

I'm talking about the imprint from the inside of your socks. Oh, that basket-weave-looking pattern of shame. I know it well.

This happened to me on Friday after I got a pedicure. I waited hours—hours, I tell you—before heading to the gym. But apparently that wasn't quite long enough.

I don't blame the lady who did my pedicure--I've been to that nail place a million times and I've never gotten a bad nail job. And the coats she used didn't seem thicker than usual. No, I blame the foil-like metal polish I chose. It had a slightly different consistency that's hard to describe and, it seems in retrospect, needs a little extra time to solidify. Perhaps it has to do with the pigment or extra-metallic formula. Or maybe it wants to annoy me.

Anyway, I took it off and put on a super-bright cheerful pink instead, which remains sock-imprint free. So all is well again. But I can't be the only one this happens to, right? Have you ruined a fresh coat of polish by thinking it's dry when it's not? Do you know the sock-imprint of shame as well? Make me feel better and share!

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